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Trump says Harvard students need ‘remedial math’, can't add 2+2 in attack on international students
- The Trump administration announced on May 22, 2025, it would revoke Harvard's SEVP certification, barring it from enrolling international students.
- This action followed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's accusations that Harvard fostered violence, antisemitism, and coordinated with the Chinese Communist Party.
- Harvard, where international students comprise 27% of enrollment from 147 countries, filed a lawsuit challenging the administration's attempt to cut its foreign student population.
- President Trump criticized these students by claiming many "need remedial math" and "can’t add 2+2," comments made during a White House Q&A on May 23.
- A federal judge imposed a temporary block on the order, providing relief to affected students while raising questions about the future of international enrollment at Harvard.
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ThePatriotLight - Why Trump Is Really Putting Pressure on Harvard, Explained
ThePatriotLight - On Friday’s “Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow discussed the latest administration moves at Harvard. Marlow said, “[T]hey specifically court foreign donors to try to get money” which puts American students at a disadvantage since they now have to be better than those students “and it takes a bold leader like Donald Trump to finally say, we’re no longer going to do this.” He added that “this is th…
Trump attacks Harvard students: 'Can't add 2 and 2'
As part of his ongoing attack on Harvard University, President Donald Trump attacked students admitted to the Ivy League school, saying that students there "can't add." While signing an executive order on an unrelated matter, Trump criticized "billions of dollars" given to Harvard by the government....
Trump Still Attacks Harvard: "Pay Billions of Dollars. Students Can't Make 2+2"
No second thoughts. Donald Trump defends his choice to prevent Harvard from receiving international students and goes back to attacking the same university: "Ad Harvard have been paid billions of dollars, it's ridiculous. He will have to change his way of doing it," said US President after signing a series of executive orders on the relaunch of the nuclear energy of the United States. Speaking from the Oval Studio, Trump points his finger at the…
Trump says some foreign students at Harvard can't even do remedial math
President Trump said his administration revoked Harvard University's ability to enroll international students because some of them don't have the basic math skills to attend an Ivy League university.
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